Sunday, January 23, 2011

Celebrity sprinter Mark Cavendish stuck it out to the bitter end of the Tour Down Under to finish as Lanterne Rouge, 129th at 33:51. He was supporting HTC-Highroad teammate Matthew Goss who finished 2nd overall by 2 seconds. Earlier in the race Cavendish had suffered a nasty crash and sported lots of bandaging in later stages. Well done completing the job!

Cavendish is not a stranger to the Lanterne Rouge slot, holding that position for Stage 7 of the 2007 Tour de France before he abandoned the race.